. Beginners' botany. Botany. 158 BEGINNERS' BOTANY open first. Another special form of spike is the catkin, which usually has scaly bracts, the whole cluster being deciduous after flowering or fruiting, and the flowers (in typical cases) having only stamens or pistils. Examples are the "pussies" of willows (Fig. :^Mlk«i^ z*^ 182) and flower-clusters of oak (Fig. 180), walnuts (Fig. 204), Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfect


. Beginners' botany. Botany. 158 BEGINNERS' BOTANY open first. Another special form of spike is the catkin, which usually has scaly bracts, the whole cluster being deciduous after flowering or fruiting, and the flowers (in typical cases) having only stamens or pistils. Examples are the "pussies" of willows (Fig. :^Mlk«i^ z*^ 182) and flower-clusters of oak (Fig. 180), walnuts (Fig. 204), Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954. New York, The Macmillan company


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